Flake8 vs Luacheck
Flake8
flake8.pycqa.orgLuacheck
luacheck.readthedocs.ioSide by side
| Figure | Flake8 | Luacheck |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Linters | 8.8 (#2) | 7.8 (#18) |
| Configuration | Project configuration can be stored in setup.cfg, tox.ini, or .flake8 using INI format. | Checks can be configured through command-line options, configuration files, or comments in checked files. |
| Installation | The official quickstart installs Flake8 with python -m pip install flake8 and recommends invoking the interpreter-specific module when multiple Python versions are installed. | The project documents installation through LuaRocks and provides a single-file 64-bit Windows binary. |
| Purpose | Flake8 combines pycodestyle, pyflakes, McCabe, and third-party plugins to check Python code style and quality. | Luacheck is a static analyzer and linter for Lua code. |
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Luacheck
Luacheck has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.